Beds of grass at Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania: Ecosystem infrastructures underlying avian richness along the East Atlantic Flyway

El-Hacen Mohamed El-Hacen

Beds of grass at Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania: Ecosystem infrastructures underlying avian richness along the East Atlantic Flyway

El-Hacen Mohamed El-Hacen^*

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Abstract

I (i) first assess seagrass dynamic history using long-term Landsat imagery and compare benthic community structure (biomass, species composition) and secondary productivity (P/B) between historical (1986) and recent (2014) large-scale benthic surveys; (ii) study the effect of hydrodynamic on seagrass stability, morphology, nutrient-content, and its response to nutrient overload; (iii) assess the recovery potential of seagrass after disturbance along an intertidal elevation gradient and identify the main environmental factors affecting the recovery rate; (iv) investigate the underlying mechanisms driving the functioning of the mosaics of Banc d’Arguin; and (v) study waterbird populations dynamics over the last four decades in Banc d’Arguin and discuss possible drivers of changes.

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	University of Groningen
Supervisors/Advisors	Olff, Han, Supervisor Piersma, Theunis, Co-supervisor Bouma, Tjeerd, Co-supervisor Yaa, N-B., Assessment committee, External person Koppel ,van de, Johan, Assessment committee Sutherland, W., Assessment committee, External person
Award date	11-Jan-2019
Place of Publication	[Groningen]
Publisher	University of Groningen
Print ISBNs	978-94-034-1373-0
Electronic ISBNs	978-94-034-1372-3
Publication status	Published - 2019

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Chapter 2Final publisher's version, 1.62 MB
Chapter 3Final publisher's version, 1.7 MB
Chapter 4Final publisher's version, 2.1 MB
Chapter 5Final publisher's version, 2.16 MB
Chapter 6Final publisher's version, 1.48 MB
Chapter 7Final publisher's version, 668 KB
ReferencesFinal publisher's version, 439 KB
SummaryFinal publisher's version, 112 KB
SamenvattingFinal publisher's version, 113 KB
Résumé de la thèseFinal publisher's version, 115 KB
AcknowledgmentsFinal publisher's version, 167 KB
List of publicationsFinal publisher's version, 271 KB
Complete thesisFinal publisher's version, 9.07 MB
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